CVE-2015-8953
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8953
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-8953.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-8953
- Downstream
- Published
- 2016-10-16T21:59:03Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.6 uses an incorrect cleanup code path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (dentry reference leak) via filesystem operations on a large file in a lower overlayfs layer.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367814
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92611